Don Elliott
An extremely popular player in the '50s, Don Elliott was a fine soloist in the swing mode. He first studied piano and accordion, then played baritone horn and mellophone in his high school band. He switched to trumpet while playing in local dance bands, and as a teen worked with fellow teen Bill Evans. Elliott studied harmony at the Institute of Musical Art in New York in the mid-'40s, then played trumpet in an army band. Following that, he studied arranging and vibes at the University of Miami in 1947. When he returned to New York, Elliott played with George Shearing, Teddy Wilson, and Benny Goodman. He later performed and recorded with Terry Gibbs and Buddy Rich before forming his own band. Elliott took "miscellaneous instrument" honors in Down Beat five straight years in the late '50s. During the '60s and '70s, he did Broadway shows and composed film scores and songs for radio and television commercials. He returned to jazz in 1975, serving as a guest soloist with the New York Jazz Repertory Company at Carnegie Hall.
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Don Elliott Quintet (Remastered)
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Four Classic Albums (Don Elliott Quintet / Mellophone / Counterpoint for Six Valves / At the Modern Jazz Room) [Remastered]
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Deluxe Series Volume 15 (Bethlehem Collection) : Don Elliott Sings
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Deluxe Series Volume 12 (Bethlehem Collection) : Mellophone
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The Voices Of Don Elliott
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Don Elliot Sings (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
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Mellophone Mambo / The Lamp Is Low (Remastered 2020)
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At the Modern Jazzroom
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